Top 10 Unusual Moments in F1
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- Flying tyres, dead heats, and missing diamonds might sound like they don't belong in Formula 1, but sometimes, the fastest sport on earth is stranger than fiction...
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Frank Williams’ face when the third car qualified with the same time 🥺 he loved racing so much.
yeah so sad Williams sold their team :(
What a man he was...🥺😔
JV says the officials knew the 4th digit after the comma, but didn't tell.
That one at 00:01:27.
@@DISCF1ASHRoadTo100 Better they're still here by selling rather than being gone. Plus I really don't think Claire could've taken much more considering how the audience was treating Williams
The person who still has that diamond and watching the video like: "Yes, it's a shame they never found it 😏"
With the number of cameras in action, one would think that whoever took the diamond would be captured on footage.
I like that they imply a spectator took it.
Because _surely_ a track marshall would _never_ pocket such a thing.
But all they got is a shiny paper weight. Who are they are going to sell it to? A spectator or marshall going to have access to the diamond industry or underground diamond black market? ... to get money that stays off the books?
My bet is that the team was smart enough to display glass replicas on the cars. Who is surprised about a lap 1 crash at La Rascasse? Absolutely nobody.
@@brianvogt8125 The diamond was fake, that it went "missing" was fake.
The whole thing was a publicity stunt and it worked b/c we're still talking about it all these years later.
The most unusual moment is when Michael Schumacher drove like 4 kilometers back to the pit lane on rainy 1998 Belgian GP with three wheels only
And David Coulthard drove without the rear wing
And Coulthard actually finished the race despite his car destroyed twice
Thst race was so chaotic.
It took DC some years and a similar situation to acknowledge what he did wrong and apologize.
that car looked so stable that he probably could have finished the race.
"Wasn't this one built so that the front wouldn't fall off?"
"Obviously not."
"How do you know?"
"Because the front fell off!"
"Are you saying it isin't safe?"
@@ossisuomalainen " Of course its safe ! It's built with the most rigorous F1 engineering standards "
@@derrickfarrar5736 "can you name some of those standards?"
@@darren8453 "Well.. Cardboards out. No cardboard derivatives. There's a minimum crew requirement."
20 yrs later the internet will still remember this Aussie comedy.
"It is light out and away we go for Lewis Hamilton only!" Gets me every time 😂
Still bummed Crofty didn't say "It's lights out and away he goes"
When pastor signs back into f1 for merc:
Best commentary line ever!
What a magical moment that was
I wonder what the procedure would be if Hamilton came into the pits as well. Do they run another formation lap? Or just start the race from the pit exit? I’ve wondered this ever since that race
buemi still tries to steer with no tyres, instinct is a beautifull thing
Every time Hamilton says Bono my tyres are gone, I have to think of this moment.
@@Gattlinggun17 I was sad that I had no tires till I met a man who had no wheels
its like driving with front seat passenger and seeing him pushing nonexisitng brakes
@@kamildrazek2618 yeah, my dad stept on the imaginary brakes while I was driving when I learnt it.
Repent to Jesus Christ
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:34 NIV
The most unusual moment in recent memory is the rain filled Belgian GP, 4 hours of absolutely nothing happening
Or that one GP where Lewis was the only one who started at the line and everyone was at the pits
@@milessloan439 that's on the video tho
You know what though? It was still fun to watch. I don’t know why, but I liked it.
Ofc they are not gonna mention it as it’s their fault. But I think 2021 SPA definitely worth a top 10 objectively speaking
@@cylee4735 it's not their fault. They did their best decision in order to guarantee drivers safety. No one would risk their life on that condition. Especially after seeing norris' crash a day before on an arguably better track condition.
Hamilton's one man grid was a literal definition of "We Race as One"
It was just the start but okay that makes sense 🙄
@@TheJackOfAllTrades777 😂😂😂
Lewis: Bono my tires are gone
Buemi: First time?
Christian Klien: My diamond's gone.
Best application of this meme yet!
😂 😂 😂
Lewis: My tires are gone.
Buemi: Well, at least you still have your wheels, AND most of your tires, AND your front brakes, AND you could steer.
@@MMAli-rq8kd Mika Häkkinen: Hold my thrown out steering wheel!
Europe 1997 quali was incredible, 3 drivers getting exactly the same time is really unusual
Yeah. I mean, do they all have the same talent?
How did they sort out the starting grid with 3 drivers on pole?
It was done in order of when they set the time right?
@@RidiculousComedy00 Villeneuve had set the benchmark first so he was on pole, then Schumacher was the second to put the lap so he was second, and then Frentzen put the third lap
@@nm-1-m159 Yeah
Senna setting the fastest lap in the pit lane..
Schumacher winning Silverstone GP in the pit lane..
We need more pit lane racing for sure!!
Don't forget Seb overtaking 2 cars in the pit lane in China 2016😉
@@denverkweh1642 Yeah, and he actually did it to Sainz and Gasly too last season..Legend!!
Seb also won the Singapore Q3 only with 1 lap, and waited for it to end in the pit lane.
@@Bluehoshiflower Yes and that was on his 1st attemp..He was a monster!!
@@erdem7124 Still gives me chills
The smile on Michael's face when he realised the time was identical 😁
7:56 I love how Micheal just danced his way to the flag. You gotta love that.
Cars were so light and nimble back then, hope one day lighter and smaller cars come back.
The confidence to get the car so nervous like that is just insane
@@paco4668 supposedly they're looking at reducing car sizes for 2026
Bring these cars back! Look and sound amazing.
Only Michael Schumacher used to do that
For me, the most bizarre aspect of Austria 2002 was that the FIA then fined Ferrari, Schumacher & Barrichello for not following the correct podium protocol.
Interesting that was the only rule they broke.
I think they didnt have enough evidence to fine ferrari for team orders but they could fine them for the podium infringement
@@Kaiiako69 team orders aren't against the rules......
@@Alucard-gt1zf Actually, they are nowdays (or was recently, I recall, in the 2010s). I don’t know if it was the case in MSC and BAR’s case, but I recall them being illegal just to keep the race fair for everyone, and that’s why teams use terms such as ”X is faster than you” as a code to ”Let X pass”…
@@TaikaJamppa the rule against team orders only existed after, to prevent a repeat of this.
a few years ago team orders were allowed again, since teams kept circumventing the ban with such wording anyways
Seeing Schumy make those hand signs just brought a huge smile onto my face it just shows how much smarts the guy has
indeed, he was something very special without a doubt.
Goes to show why he's one of the greats he improvised to communicate
…had :(
How about Hans Heyer failing to qualify for the 1977 German GP, but sneaking out of the pits and starting the race illegally for his one and only GP start? Only driver to ever DNQ, DNF and DSQ in the same race!
officialy also DNS
He later went to DKD
Last year was the first time I ever went to see a F1 Race, went to the Hungaroring, with a reputation of some boring races, ohh man did I get my moneys worth ! That was one exciting race to see !
2021 right?
@@Fred_the_1996 yes
@@hultii You were so lucky
Hungaroring is the track of absolutes, the race there is super exciting or super boring.
last year i also went to an f1 race.... it was spa
5:35 That is why Schumacher is one of the greats. Only Vettel matches him for awareness and intelligence. Vettel knows the rules better than anyone else in F1, and Schumacher knew how to use *ALL* of the technology available to him in the car, including the onboard camera
@Jonas Jonaitis tell that to his 7 world titles, 93 wins, 68 Pole Positions, 5 grand slams and 155 podiums.
@@derbyjr - yeah, exactly, clearly he didn't have to, but still chose to do it.
@Jonas Jonaitis He absolutely is the greatest.
Luckily karma caught up with him
@Jonas Jonaitis
Champions are never clean drivers. Sometimes, you need to defy the rules.
its so nice to see a relationship like schumacher and barrichello
The fact that 3 drivers from 2 different teams managed to set the EXACT same quali time in the same quali session is just universally implausible. Absolutely amazing.
"Unusual moments in F1"
_Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?_
What about Christian Fittipaldi backflipping over the finish line in the 1993 Italian GP?
Oh, yeah. That was bizarre.
there's also moments like Hans Heyer DNQ, DNS & DNF a race, Kimi Raikkonen going off the closed off section of the track in Brazil, and Al Pease being black flagged for being too slow
@@Hfrill Yeah, those are no less unusual, just like the 2003 Brazilian GP, when they took almost a whole week to figure out the actual winner 😂
@@Simarino54 or 6 cars only starting at the 2005 indy gp, or the 1982 monaco gp where nobody seemed to win the race
@@Hfrill I can agree with the 1982 Monaco GP but shhhh, let's not mention the controversial ones * trembles in 2008 Singapore GP *
Buemi still steering with no wheels reminds me of Mark Webber on Top Gear when Clarkson showed him a picture of his car literally vertical AND like 15 feet off the ground at Le Mans and then said 'I bet tou were still hitting the brakes' Webber just smiled and said 'of course'
Mark Webber has a strange tendency to get launched into the air.
I blame Red Bull for giving him wings.
1995 Italy would also fit. Gerhard Berger in 2nd retired because he was hit by the tv camera of the leading car, his teammate Jean Alesi, who eventually retired as well.
You've got the drivers the wrong way around
textbook Ferrari
I thought it was Damon Hill and Schumi after Taki Inoue failed to hold his line
Buemi still tried to steer even after the wheels came off.... that is one of the craziest moments in F1
Muscle memory
2021 Hungary: Lewis "could not get the better of Alpine's Esteban Ocon."
okay, so we're just ignoring Alonso's monster-like defending?
Well, the video did show him trying to fight Alonso.
@@callum110597 for like 0.5 seconds, that went for 10 laps
To be fair, it was Hungary
@@astratan2238 Really true. After all, it is hard to overtake around the Hungaroring.
@@astratan2238 and? He overtook the rest in way less, and it’s not like they didn’t try to defend. It’s like you didn’t watch the race
The most unusual moment was Mazepin at the 2021 Bahrain GP setting an unprecedented record of completing more formation laps than race laps.
Actually this happened to so many drivers. If you dnf in the First round, you completed more Formation laps than Race laps.
And you maybe know that we have alot of First round DNFs in F1
A better way to put it will be finished less corners than the number of wheels in his tires in both qualifying and race
@@mequana
But did any of those drivers do 2 formation laps on their debut? Doubt it.
Felipe Massa's F1 debut is less than a corner...
The most unusual F1 moment for me was when Chase Carey showed up to the office in his pyjamas... true story
When was that?
You gotta tell us
???? Can we see this anywhere!?? 😂
In monza 2019 was the funniest
"Thats a interesting tactic to keep pole position,you just don't need to do the lap"
Ah, yes, that said by Lewis Hamilton.
Ever the driver to immediately suspect a conspiracy where there isn't one... I don't want to hold this against him or anything, because when he's had time to gather his thoughts he's mostly reasonable, but it is interesting how different drivers react to things going against them before they've had that moment to calm down and rationalise.
"At that speed it's so dangerous man"
(although this time, he means going too slow)
@12:20 the missing Jaguar diamond was clearly pocketed by the Ocean's 12 crew before the race even began in some elaborate trickery heist. Coincidence that Ocean's 12 plot is precisely about that? I think not!
If senna didn’t slow down he might still have the donington lap record
1:27 I love Frank Williams' expression in that moment.
No wonder you guys at @Formula1 did not include the 6 car 2005 United States Grand Prix. That was a shame BUT I think it would have deserved a spot here.
F1 media avoids that tragedy at all costs. Literally drove the sport out of the country for 5 years because nobody showed up in 06 or 07.
What happened?
@@ClassG7 I think Michelin's tire has some issues prior to 2005 US GP so despite some teams want to race, they were forced to forfeit which results in only 6 cars raced, which used Bridgestone tires.
@@Davidc-om3mc they didn't forfeit. It was a whole fiasco with the tires and back & forth between organisers and teams. In the end the teams with the bad tires, including the polesitter, voluntarily retired on the formation lap out of protest.
Refunds were eventually issued, but IndyCar swooped in and honored USGP tickets at their next event in Cleveland and pretty much took over any remaining open-wheel market left in America.
america would never admit they hosted the worst f1 race ever and was the biggest joke the sport has ever seen...and destroyed the sport in america for many many years
1:38 not only did Villeneuve, Schumacher and Frentzen all post the exact same lap time, they also crossed the line doing the exact same speed
You're joking, right?? 😂
The most unusual moment for me was Mazepin not spinning once in Monaco.
Only because the track in Monaco is too narrow to do a 360.
@@renerpho yeah 🤣
That was more bizarre than Ferrari going stone age on botas front tire
@@renerpho
I think at the Nouvelle, you can pull a 360, but you would end up in the runoff area.
@@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE Mazepin isn't racing anymore, so we shall never know.
The most unusual moment for me in 2021 is Russell scoring P2 through technicality in Belgian GP.
2:38 crazy how you can see the trail of wind from the rear wing
*Hamilton blows a tyre*
Red bull pit wall: “Mcqueens blown a tyre McQueens blown a tyre go go go go go go
Hamilton is definitely a Queen 😂
That one man start at the Hungarian gp is 100% unbeatable. You can never start a race with 0 cars on the grid😂
You can
You can start a race with 20 cars in the pitlane tho.
They start in the pitlane you know? Could you not see that?
Spa starting just to be suspended 🎶
in search of Gold, we lost a Diamond 🤣
- Jaguar
Well, I sure love unusual moments. They help make races exciting.
I’m surprised you slowing down and letting Chick Hicks win isn’t here 😂
@@phoenix1279 Well, not the real Lightning McQueen, but yeah, that was crazy.
@@callum110597 I know, I'm just joking
@@phoenix1279 Okay. I gathered.
@@phoenix1279 Honestly, it happened in austria 2002, but its team order
That Hungoring race will never be forgotten, only 1 person on the start line 🤣💀
No moment beats the Belgian GP last year when Mazepin had the fastest lap of the race!
15:03 that's called muscle memory, the natural instincts of a driver, I reckon most drivers would do the same
I think Sébastien Buemi was underrated in F1, would have been interesting to see what he could do in a front-running team
He did pretty well in Formula E.
Well he's certainly a frontrunner now in WEC with that monster of a hypercar
Silverstone 1998 shows how smart and intelligent Schumacher was while driving an f1 car in torrential conditions
No, it shows what a cheater Slowmacher was 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@tropicaltree1196 You really hate Germans, don't you?
@@tropicaltree1196 please grow up
@@phoenix1279 as much as you hate Alonso seems like
@@tropicaltree1196 that wasn’t cheating, it was allowed, that’s how we got the win. He outsmarted the FIA
Ayrton Senna passing four cars on the first lap: Greatest lap in F1 history
Kimi at Portimao 2020: Bwoah.
I love how Buemis reflexes still kicked in even though the reason he was crashing was also the reason he couldn't steer.
So in order to beat Buemi s record you have to lose at least 3 tyres at once during your rookie year? Now that's hard.
It would have to be an unbelievably catastrophic level of random (though with how the cars are built now, the chances for that are really slim).
7:43 this is what nobody mentions when they mention "Let Michael pass for the championship" just so they can paint a bad picture on Michael. Michael gave Rubens the win back
Championship was won at that point, not sure Michael really cared. He also didn't really hand it back that convincingly, looked like he wanted to cross at the same time.
@@ab8jeh Michael did give the favor back.
@@f1pro299 the whole thing was a mess, but the blame lies with Todt and Brawn far more than Schumi anyway.
@@ab8jeh yeah, you can see in his face that this was not the way he wanted to win the race especially knowing that he would have won the championship either way.
Wasn't that the race where most teams quit after start becuse their tyres couldn't handle the speed on that track?
People forget Damon Hill almost got pole at the '97 European Grand Prix but for Ukyo Katayama causing yellow flags on the last sector of the circuit. Even still he dragged that dog of an Arrows to only 0.058 seconds behind.
And almost won in Hungary also in 1997, he was in absolute prime in 96,7 and 8
I think by season end, he and Arrows started to figure the car out, at least it wasn't as much of a bucket than at the start of the season where he barely qualified. Probably also got to take advantage of the new Bridgestones more :)
13:11 Pit board displaying 'PENALTY' and a massive arrow.
"When did you decide to come in Michael?"
13:54 You thought you had a problem with the car?
Classic Schumacher!
tbf, two options: it might never have been shown. If you go back to the race you'll see that Brawn and Todt are still discussing after receiving the penalty notification, and Schumacher then was already on the last lap. It might have been automatically prepared by somebody but never shown because there wasn't time for it anymore.
Or, alternatively, he might have assumed (like most people) that the penalty was time added at the end, not a stop&go. So he wouldn't have necessarily known that he'd been called in for that.
12:00 you don't just loose a $300,000 diamond a go "to this day nobody know the answer"
"Confusion Rained" 13:34 i see what you did there
Hamilton being alone on the grid is still one of my favourite moments, I was loosing my mind the entire time it was incredible
The disappearance of the diamond in the Jaguar car is just BRUH MOMENT😂
I like how F1 greats like Schumacher, Senna & Hamilton are mostly in these unusual moments
Jack Brabham running out of fuel during the 1957 Pescara GP and filling up from a roadside petrol station deserves to be on the list.
I can listen to Murray Walker say Jack Veal Noov all day
9:12 you can feel in schumis voice that schumi wanted to gift the win instead of going equal. The smile too. Great man.
Werd' gesund, Schumi, werd' gesund !
I like Schumacher's gestures when he pulled into pits to serve his penalty. He's like "we're done, right, I win?"
Bottas going bowling will forever traumatize me as a rb fan
Bowltas
Mercedes wasted any advantage gained when they left Lewis to restart alone.
6:28 "valterry vottas" hahah
San Marino in 84 or 85 everyone ran out of fuel.
Adelaide 1995 Damon wins by two whole laps from 2nd Panis who was on fire.
Alboreto 1985 driving his car on fire in the pitlane to protest ferrari.
Giovanni Lavaggi not realizing he is on fire 1996.
Graham Hill pushing his own car back on to the track to win in Monaco 1965 I think.
FOCA FISA hotel scandal Kyalami 1982.
Nigel passing out pushing his Lotus in the heat 1984 dallas I think.
Taki Inoue hit by safety car Hungary 1994 or 95.
Alberto Ascari yeeting his car into the Med duing the '55 Monaco GP.
That's a lot of fire.
14:59 Front wheels: "We didn't get paid enough for this, Jimmy... Lets bail out... 3,2,1 go!"
11:07 Kudos to the cameraman for taking this shot, it's amazing
One of my favorites was Michael Schumacher coming second behind Damon Hill with his car stuck in fifth gear for most of the race including a pitstop. A brilliant bit of adaptive driving
Michael Schumacher will always be the goat for me, my dad had the honour of meeting the great man, so sad he might not ever wake up from his coma, Rest Easy Champ.
Buemi is remembered as someone who still gets hired in the WEC while casually wiping out other cars and for the same reason in FE where he does things like costing his team mate the title. Guy is an absolute weapon
how agile is an old formula 1 car?
me: 7:55
2003 French GP Qualifying 1st session - Jos Verstappen quickest in a Minardi due to the drying track
2011 Malaysian GP - Vitaly Petrov running wide and rejoining the track by launching his car off a kerb and flying through the air
2013 Korean GP - Organisers sending a fire truck on to the circuit in front of the leaders, whilst the race was still live
2007 European GP - Markus Winkelhock leading in a Spyker in his only F1 appearance after a heavy downpour
1993 Italian GP - Marco Apicella retiring after 800 yards of the race, in his only F1 appearance
1996 Italian GP - Installing tyre stacks on the chicanes, which were hit during the race sending tyres flying everywhere on more than one occasion
2013 German GP - Jules Bianchi retiring from the race, only for his Marussia to roll backwards down the track as the race was still live
2003 Malaysian GP - Justin Wilson retiring from the race due to temporary paralysis
2:58 like he was passing through the bar to see if his friends were there
Schumacher giving the trophy away was such a class act. He knew the other guy deserved it and was robbed by the bigheads. What a guy🫡
Can't blame Buemi for steering, it would have been absolute instinct, decisions made in fractions of a second haha unlucky tbf
Senna accidentally setting a lap record by going through the pits is kinda of a flex lol
I remember Lewis Hamilton pulling into the wrong pit and his previous team’s pit crew waving him out whilst his current team beckoning him in blowing my mind!!
I just couldn’t believe that at the time…
I'd say one of the most remarkable memory of F1 for me would be when Nelson Piquet drifted his car to overtake Arton Senna in 1986 Hungary Grandprix 💯💯
Greatest overtake in F1 history!!.
I suspect the diamond in the nose to be a bit of a red herring. One of the nosecone functions is frontal crash protection... to suggest anyone would put an expensive diamond into it for race (especially monaco) would be dubious of sanity (not only odds of losing it but to interfere with it's performance if there was a crash). Noone would insure that & i suspect the crash engineers wouldn't be keen on it either.
I would've thought those diamonds would be unsafe for putting on cars.
@@callum110597 the sanity is questionable. I did my PhD on F1 crash structures (specifically nosecones) and the FIA regs are fairly stringent on safety performance
@@jabbawaffle6346 I see. Very interesting.
Yeah I expect the whole thing was a stunt, including it going 'missing'.
@@ReachForTheSky I was half expecting a short video of Mark Webber with the Oceans crew walking away with a large diamond watch having just explained the crash was an "accident" .... alas no
Villenueve: "Yes, i got pole position!"
Schumacer & Frentzen: "eehh yeah, about that... check the screen again buddy"
Villeneuve did get pole, since he was first to set the time.
12:50 That move made me remember why I loved Schummy so much when I was a kid!
Poor Buemi trying to steer with no wheels is so funny :D
12:50 that’s so beautiful
0:21 It was moments like this that made it impossible for me to ever cheer for Schumacher when he was racing.
However, now I do cheer for him. I hope he gets better.
Unbelievable 3 way pole, Teammate photo finish, Tyre flys away at high-speed, a race win through the pit lane, an one man grid, an Qualifying train and a last lap tyre drama
F1 just iconic this season finale 2021 last lap title fight was unsual too! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤯
This was fun to watch. I don't necessarily agree with the order of events entirely. But, still, great to see all the historical highlights of such an incredible sport!
D.Hill qualifying 4th by 0.58 in the Arrows is pretty impressive at Jerez 97
"Without his precautionary stop, Verstappen would have most certainly won."
Are you sure about that? How do we know Max's tire wouldn't have blown as well?
If you're talking about The Silverstone Yes she's right max could won if he didn't pit Max's tire did not blow up Max finished at 2nd
Exactly. This is why they pitted in the first place.
Pitwall could have told him to take it easy to make the tires last maybe
@@moofey he pitted for fresh softs to set fastest lap
The Mercedes cars both had early stops and max strongest points is he learned to overtake on difficult spots and his ability to save his tires lifetime.
the photo finish of shumacher and barrichello crossing at the same time is one of the best photos in f1 imo
8:53 that is so wholesome
5:49 that 5 wheel pit stop tho
I like how Buemi tries to countersteer even after the front wheels have come off
Very interesting content. Thanks so much for putting it together. Oh and the background music was awesome! 👏
It’s so wild watching these old cars and seeing how “bare” they are in terms of safety. The cockpits feel so exposed!
No. 10 - What impresses me more was Damon Hill in 4th being only 0.058 secs behind. In an Arrows!
imagine setting the fastet time and still starting in the second row.
i definitely remember some of these! great idea for a video. Thanks F1!
Mansell’s Ferrari 5 wheel change, Brazil ’89, for the win...
Michael Schumacher is the most legendary F1 Driver of all time and that will not change in the near future
Honourable mentions:
Mark Webber vomiting in Fuji 2007
Lewis Hamilton losing the title in China 2007
David Coulthard crashing while driving to the pits in Adelaide 1995
Olivier Panis winning at Monaco in 1996 which only 3 cars still standing
"we tried to go over the line at the same time, I think we failed it by a little bit"
You're not fooling anyone, Schumi
Monaco 1996, where every driver crossing the finish line got a podium (Frentzen retired in the pit on the last lap).
To this day, I clearly remember Panis' reaction, knocking his helmet with his hand after he crossed the line. :)